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Sweet Summer Treat!
Georgia Green Loans Helps Ice Cream Company Expand Founded in 2010 by Maggie Rentz and Greg Smith, Westside Creamery produces small-batch ice cream from locally grown ingredients. All milk and cream used produced by Johnston Family Farm in Newborn, Georgia, while fruits are grown by a number of local farms. Flavors change according to ingredients…
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Georgia Green Loans Mentioned in Georgia Trend
Read about green building and Georgia Green Loans in June 2010 Georgia Trend.
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ACE featured on WNEG TV from Athens, GA
See the video, featuring Loan Officer Ronnie Witcher here: Need a Small Business Loan?
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Georgia Green Loans Founder & CEO Speaks at First National Microfinance Conference
Grace Fricks, founder and CEO of Appalachian Community Enterprises (ACE) and Georgia Green Loans, presented information about Georgia small business lending activity at the first annual Microfinance USA conference held in San Francisco, CA on May 20-21, 2010. “Microfinance organizations like ACE are key in providing loans to small businesses,” Fricks said. “Small businesses create…
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“Save & Sustain” Program Helps Small Businesses Reduce Energy Use, Costs
Georgia Green Loans, a non-profit organization that works to help grow eco-friendly small businesses, products and services, is launching the Save & Sustain program, designed to help small businesses with energy costs. Energy costs represent a significant percentage of revenue for small businesses–in some sectors as high as 20 percent. But through the Save &…
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Georgia Green Loans Helps Recycling Business Expand
Emil Bekyarov, owner of B Green Services, approached ACE and Georgia Green Loans for financial assistance to expand his recycling business. Since opening in October 2009, business has doubled, however continued growth has been hampered by its cash availability. He was handcuffed with a $998 monthly payment for a hauling truck, and desperately needed cash in order to invest…
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Pathways to Green: Restaurants
Save money and boost your business while helping the environment Operating your restaurant with an eye to sustainability can result in measurable bottom line benefits–and have a major environmental impact. Restaurants are heavy energy users and generate a lot of waste. The good news is, many green business practices can be easily implemented. And, local…
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ACE Self-Greening Initiative Continues
By Jace Brewer and Stephen Sutton, ACE Green-o-vation Team ACE celebrates yet another objective met in the journey towards environmental efficiency. Previously, energy auditors visited ACE and performed a standard energy audit. The auditors recommendations were considered and since that time, contractors have been contacted, work performed, and a post audit was completed in order…
